Group Hosp. Serv. v. Armstrong

2 Citing cases

  1. Baltimore Co. Hosp. v. Md. Hosp

    200 A.2d 39 (Md. 1964)   Cited 8 times
    In Baltimore Co. Hosp. the hospital was suing to compel the Blue Cross health insurance plan to admit it as a member hospital.

    " For a Pennsylvania case analogous to the case at bar, see Weiner v. Hospital Service Plan of Lehigh Valley, 144 A.2d 575; also the Texas case of Group Hospital Service v. Armstrong, 240 S.W.2d 418. There is no contractual relationship between the Hospital and Blue Cross; neither is there any contention in this case that there is any statute requiring Blue Cross to extend its benefit payments to patients at the Hospital.

  2. Opinion No. JM-5

    Opinion No. JM-5 (Ops. Tex. Atty. Gen. Mar. 9, 1983)

    Article 20.12, however, does not give the insured the right to insist on a physician for the treatment of alcohol or drug dependency who is not acceptable to the provider, e.g., hospital or alcohol treatment center, that has contracted with the corporation. See Group Hospital Service v. Armstrong, 240 S.W.2d 418, 423 (Tex.Civ.App.-Amarillo 1951, writ ref'd n.r.e.). The interpretation is in harmony with the act because the corporation must still make available benefits under the act and because the insured likewise does not have full choice of physician for physical illness generally.